American Airlines Reports Third-Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) reported a strong performance for Q3 2022, achieving a net income of $483 million, or $0.69 per diluted share. The company recorded all-time high quarterly revenue of $13.5 billion, a 13% increase from 2019, despite a 9.6% decrease in capacity. Ending the quarter with $14.3 billion in available liquidity, American plans to reduce total debt by $15 billion by 2025. The airline anticipates fourth-quarter revenue to be 11% to 13% higher compared to Q4 2019, with earnings per diluted share projected between $0.50 and $0.70.

Positive

• Net income of $483 million for Q3 2022, or $0.69 per diluted share.
• Record quarterly revenue of $13.5 billion, a 13% increase over Q3 2019.
• Total liquidity of $14.3 billion, more than double from the end of 2019.
• Operating margin of 7.2% in Q3 excluding net special items.
• Expected Q4 2022 revenue 11% to 13% higher than Q4 2019.

Negative

• Capacity decreased by 9.6% compared to 2019.
• High operational challenges due to hurricanes and flooding.

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today reported its third-quarter 2022 financial results, including:

• Third-quarter net income of $483 million, or $0.69 per diluted share. Excluding net special items¹, third-quarter net income of $478 million, or $0.69 per diluted share.
• Record quarterly revenue of $13.5 billion, which represents a 13% increase over the same period in 2019, despite flying 9.6% less capacity.
• Ended the third quarter with $14.3 billion of total available liquidity, more than double the total available liquidity at year-end 2019.
• Company continues to execute on its plan to pay down approximately $15 billion of total debt² by the end of 2025.

“The American Airlines team continues to deliver on our goals of running a reliable operation and returning to profitability,” said American’s CEO Robert Isom. “Demand remains strong, and it’s clear that customers in the U.S. and other parts of the world continue to value air travel and the ability to reconnect post-pandemic. American has the youngest, most fuel-efficient fleet among U.S. network carriers, and we are well-positioned for the future because of the incredible efforts of our team.”

Running a reliable operation
In the third quarter, American flew a schedule that was more than 25% larger than its closest competitor as measured by total departures. American and its regional partners operated more than 500,000 flights in the quarter, with an average load factor of 85.3%, which is 6.6 points higher than the third quarter of 2021. Despite a challenging operating environment — with hurricanes in Florida and the Caribbean and flooding in Dallas-Fort Worth — American restored its operating reliability to pre-pandemic levels in the third quarter. American has delivered a record on-time arrival rate and completion factor so far in October, and expects to carry this momentum through the upcoming holiday season and beyond.

American is proud to offer customers the largest network of any U.S. airline, with an expected average of more than 5,100 daily departures for the remainder of the year.

Returning to profitability
American produced revenues of $13.5 billion in the third quarter, a 13% increase versus 2019 and a record for any quarter in company history. This record revenue was achieved while flying 9.6% less capacity than the same period in 2019. The company produced an operating margin excluding net special items of 7.2% in the quarter.

Demand for domestic and short-haul international travel remains very strong, and the airline expects further improvement in demand for long-haul international travel as travel restrictions and testing requirements are lifted around the globe.

Liquidity and balance sheet
American ended the third quarter with $14.3 billion of total available liquidity, comprising cash and short-term investments plus undrawn capacity under revolving and other credit facilities. Total debt reduction continues to be a top priority, and the company remains on track to reduce total debt levels by $15 billion by the end of 2025.

In the third quarter, the company made approximately $380 million in scheduled debt and finance lease payments. As of Sept. 30, 2022, American had reduced its total debt by $5.6 billion from peak levels in the second quarter of 2021.

Guidance and investor update
American will continue to match its forward capacity with the resources required to support its operation. Based on current trends, the company expects its fourth-quarter total revenue to be 11% to 13% higher versus the fourth quarter of 2019 on 5% to 7% lower capacity. With these demand trends and the current fuel price forecast and excluding the impact of special items, the company expects to produce an operating margin³ of between 5.5% and 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Based on today’s guidance, American expects its fourth-quarter 2022 earnings per diluted share excluding net special items³ to be between $0.50 and $0.70.

For additional financial forecasting detail, please refer to the company’s investor update, filed with this press release with the SEC on Form 8-K. This filing will also be available at aa.com/investorrelations.

Conference call and webcast details
The company will conduct a live audio webcast of its financial results conference call at 7:30 a.m. CT today. The call will be available to the public on a listen-only basis at aa.com/investorrelations. An archive of the webcast will be available on the website through Nov. 20.

Notes
See the accompanying notes in the financial tables section of this press release for further explanation, including a reconciliation of all GAAP to non-GAAP financial information.

1. The company recognized $18 million of pre-tax net special credits in the third quarter of 2022, which principally included $57 million of nonoperating special credits for mark-to-market net unrealized gains associated with certain equity investments, offset in part by $39 million of operating net special charges.
2. All references to total debt include debt, finance leases, operating lease liability and pension obligations.
3. Operating margin and earnings per diluted share guidance excludes the impact of net special items. The company is unable to reconcile certain forward-looking projections to GAAP as the nature or amount of net special items cannot be determined at this time.
   

About American Airlines Group
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Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking statements and information
Certain of the statements contained in this report should be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “continue,” “seek,” “target,” “guidance,” “outlook,” “if current trends continue,” “optimistic,” “forecast” and other similar words. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the company’s plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, estimates and strategies for the future, the continuing availability of borrowings under revolving lines of credit, and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current objectives, beliefs and expectations, and they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results and financial position and timing of certain events to differ materially from the information in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those set forth herein as well as in the company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 (especially in Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors), and other risks and uncertainties listed from time to time in the company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak to economic conditions and the travel industry in general and the financial position and operating results of the company in particular have been material, are changing rapidly, and cannot be predicted. Additionally, there may be other factors of which the company is not currently aware that may affect matters discussed in the forward-looking statements and may also cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. The company does not assume any obligation to publicly update or supplement any forward-looking statement to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting these forward-looking statements other than as required by law. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof or as of the dates indicated in the statement.

American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
		3 Months Ended September 30,								Percent Increase			9 Months Ended September 30,								Percent Increase
			2022				2021			(Decrease)				2022				2021			(Decrease)
Operating revenues:
Passenger		$	12,396			$	7,957			55.8			$	32,438			$	17,682			83.5
Cargo			279				332			(15.9	)			970				973			(0.3	)
Other			787				680			15.8				2,375				1,800			31.9
Total operating revenues			13,462				8,969			50.1				35,783				20,455			74.9
Operating expenses:
Aircraft fuel and related taxes			3,847				1,952			97.1				10,369				4,596			nm
Salaries, wages and benefits			3,384				3,018			12.1				9,773				8,611			13.5
Regional expenses:
Regional operating expenses			1,093				809			35.1				3,058				1,912			59.9
Regional depreciation and amortization			81				78			3.7				240				236			1.7
Maintenance, materials and repairs			685				548			25.1				1,949				1,383			40.9
Other rent and landing fees			710				694			2.3				2,081				1,950			6.8
Aircraft rent			347				358			(3.0	)			1,045				1,064			(1.8	)
Selling expenses			495				318			55.7				1,331				745			78.7
Depreciation and amortization			491				480			2.1				1,486				1,439			3.2
Special items, net			37				(990	)		nm		(1)		189				(3,986	)		nm
Other			1,362				1,109			22.9				4,037				2,784			45.1
Total operating expenses			12,532				8,374			49.7				35,558				20,734			71.5
Operating income (loss)			930				595			56.3				225				(279	)		nm
Nonoperating income (expense):
Interest income			70				5			nm				107				13			nm
Interest expense, net			(499	)			(476	)		4.8				(1,430	)			(1,332	)		7.4
Other income, net			157				82			91.1				274				241			14.1
Total nonoperating expense, net			(272	)			(389	)		(30.0	)			(1,049	)			(1,078	)		(2.7	)
Income (loss) before income taxes			658				206			nm				(824	)			(1,357	)		(39.3	)
Income tax provision (benefit)			175				37			nm				(148	)			(296	)		(49.7	)
Net income (loss)		$	483			$	169			nm			$	(676	)		$	(1,061	)		(36.3	)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic		$	0.74			$	0.26						$	(1.04	)		$	(1.65	)
Diluted		$	0.69			$	0.25						$	(1.04	)		$	(1.65	)
Weighted average shares outstanding (in thousands):
Basic			650,586				648,564							650,145				642,432
Diluted			715,985				721,142							650,145				642,432
Note: Percent change may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1) Not meaningful or greater than 100% change.

American Airlines Group Inc.
Consolidated Operating Statistics (1)
(Unaudited)
		3 Months Ended September 30,						Increase				9 Months Ended September 30,						Increase
		2022			2021			(Decrease)				2022			2021			(Decrease)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		58,499			48,069			21.7		%		160,305			112,555			42.4		%
Available seat miles (ASM) (millions)		68,567			61,111			12.2		%		194,264			153,431			26.6		%
Passenger load factor (percent)		85.3			78.7			6.6		pts		82.5			73.4			9.1		pts
Yield (cents)		21.19			16.55			28.0		%		20.23			15.71			28.8		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		18.08			13.02			38.8		%		16.70			11.52			44.9		%
Total revenue per ASM (cents)		19.63			14.68			33.8		%		18.42			13.33			38.2		%
Cargo ton miles (millions)		478			510			(6.2	)	%		1,514			1,597			(5.2	)	%
Cargo yield per ton mile (cents)		58.30			65.02			(10.3	)	%		64.07			60.94			5.1		%
Fuel consumption (gallons in millions)		1,031			941			9.5		%		2,922			2,393			22.1		%
Average aircraft fuel price including related taxes (dollars per gallon)		3.73			2.07			79.9		%		3.55			1.92			84.8		%
Operating cost per ASM (cents)		18.28			13.70			33.4		%		18.30			13.51			35.5		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding net special items (cents)		18.22			15.43			18.1		%		18.21			16.40			11.0		%
Operating cost per ASM excluding net special items and fuel (cents)		12.61			12.24			3.0		%		12.87			13.41			(4.0	)	%
Passenger enplanements (thousands)		52,564			48,129			9.2		%		148,353			116,384			27.5		%
Departures (thousands):
Mainline		273			245			11.6		%		775			618			25.4		%
Regional		228			263			(13.4	)	%		702			696			0.8		%
Total		501			508			(1.3	)	%		1,477			1,314			12.4		%
Average stage length (miles):
Mainline		1,175			1,171			0.4		%		1,172			1,180			(0.7	)	%
Regional		476			482			(1.3	)	%		479			489			(1.9	)	%
Total		857			814			5.3		%		842			813			3.6		%
Aircraft at end of period:
Mainline (2)		908			857			6.0		%		908			857			6.0		%
Regional (3)		553			557			(0.7	)	%		553			557			(0.7	)	%
Total		1,461			1,414			3.3		%		1,461			1,414			3.3		%
Full-time equivalent employees at end of period:
Mainline		102,200			94,000			8.7		%		102,200			94,000			8.7		%
Regional (4)		27,500			25,800			6.6		%		27,500			25,800			6.6		%
Total		129,700			119,800			8.3		%		129,700			119,800			8.3		%
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1) Unless otherwise noted, operating statistics include mainline and regional operations. Regional includes wholly-owned regional airline subsidiaries and operating results from capacity purchase carriers.
(2) Excludes 14 Boeing 737-800 mainline aircraft that are in temporary storage at September 30, 2022.
(3) Includes aircraft owned and leased by American as well as aircraft operated by third-party regional carriers under capacity purchase agreements. Excludes 30 Embraer 145, 13 Bombardier CRJ 700, five Bombardier CRJ 900 and five Embraer 170 regional aircraft that are in temporary storage at September 30, 2022.
(4) Regional full-time equivalent employees only include our wholly-owned regional airline subsidiaries.

American Airlines Group Inc.
Consolidated Revenue Statistics by Region
(Unaudited)
		3 Months Ended September 30,						Increase				9 Months Ended September 30,						Increase
		2022			2021			(Decrease)				2022			2021			(Decrease)
Domestic (1)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		39,226			38,869			0.9		%		111,346			92,277			20.7		%
Available seat miles (ASM) (millions)		45,686			46,505			(1.8	)	%		131,507			115,494			13.9		%
Passenger load factor (percent)		85.9			83.6			2.3		pts		84.7			79.9			4.8		pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		8,786			6,547			34.2		%		23,966			14,646			63.6		%
Yield (cents)		22.40			16.84			33.0		%		21.52			15.87			35.6		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		19.23			14.08			36.6		%		18.22			12.68			43.7		%
Latin America (2)
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		8,012			5,759			39.1		%		24,088			15,306			57.4		%
Available seat miles (millions)		9,166			7,733			18.5		%		29,278			24,059			21.7		%
Passenger load factor (percent)		87.4			74.5			12.9		pts		82.3			63.6			18.7		pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		1,596			957			66.8		%		4,357			2,375			83.5		%
Yield (cents)		19.92			16.62			19.9		%		18.09			15.52			16.6		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		17.41			12.38			40.7		%		14.88			9.87			50.8		%
Atlantic
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		10,623			3,163			nm				23,273			4,302			nm
Available seat miles (millions)		12,945			6,035			nm				30,955			11,222			nm
Passenger load factor (percent)		82.1			52.4			29.7		pts		75.2			38.3			36.9		pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		1,901			408			nm				3,848			555			nm
Yield (cents)		17.89			12.90			38.7		%		16.53			12.90			28.2		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		14.68			6.76			nm				12.43			4.94			nm
Pacific
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		638			278			nm				1,598			670			nm
Available seat miles (millions)		770			838			(8.2	)	%		2,524			2,656			(5.0	)	%
Passenger load factor (percent)		82.9			33.1			49.8		pts		63.3			25.2			38.1		pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		113			45			nm				267			106			nm
Yield (cents)		17.74			16.35			8.5		%		16.66			15.85			5.1		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		14.71			5.42			nm				10.55			4.00			nm
Total International
Revenue passenger miles (millions)		19,273			9,200			nm				48,959			20,278			nm
Available seat miles (millions)		22,881			14,606			56.7		%		62,757			37,937			65.4		%
Passenger load factor (percent)		84.2			63.0			21.2		pts		78.0			53.5			24.5		pts
Passenger revenue (dollars in millions)		3,610			1,410			nm				8,472			3,036			nm
Yield (cents)		18.73			15.33			22.2		%		17.30			14.97			15.6		%
Passenger revenue per ASM (cents)		15.78			9.66			63.4		%		13.50			8.00			68.7		%
Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
(1) Domestic results include Canada, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.
(2) Latin America results include the Caribbean.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Information to Non-GAAP Financial Information
American Airlines Group Inc. (the Company) sometimes uses financial measures that are derived from the condensed consolidated financial statements but that are not presented in accordance with GAAP to understand and evaluate its current operating performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes these non-GAAP financial measures may also provide useful information to investors and others. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled non-GAAP measures of other companies, and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, any measure of performance, cash flow or liquidity prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company is providing a reconciliation of reported non-GAAP financial measures to their comparable financial measures on a GAAP basis. The tables below present the reconciliations of the following GAAP measures to their non-GAAP measures: - Operating Income (Loss) (GAAP measure) to Operating Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Operating Margin (GAAP measure) to Operating Margin Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Pre-Tax Income (Loss) (GAAP measure) to Pre-Tax Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Pre-Tax Margin (GAAP measure) to Pre-Tax Margin Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Net Income (Loss) (GAAP measure) to Net Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) - Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share (GAAP measure) to Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Excluding Net Special Items (non-GAAP measure) Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate the Company's current operating performance and to allow for period-to-period comparisons. As net special items may vary from period-to-period in nature and amount, the adjustment to exclude net special items allows management an additional tool to understand the Company’s core operating performance. Additionally, the tables below present the reconciliations of total operating costs (GAAP measure) to total operating costs excluding net special items and fuel (non-GAAP measure) and total operating costs per ASM (CASM) to CASM excluding net special items and fuel. Management uses total operating costs excluding net special items and fuel and CASM excluding net special items and fuel to evaluate the Company's current operating performance and for period-to-period comparisons. The price of fuel, over which the Company has no control, impacts the comparability of period-to-period financial performance. The adjustment to exclude fuel and net special items allows management an additional tool to understand and analyze the Company’s non-fuel costs and core operating performance.
	Reconciliation of Operating Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items		3 Months Ended September 30,								Percent Increase		9 Months Ended September 30,								Percent Increase
				2022				2021			(Decrease)			2022				2021			(Decrease)
			(in millions)										(in millions)
	Operating income (loss) as reported		$	930			$	595					$	225			$	(279	)
	Operating net special items:
	Mainline operating special items, net (1)			37				(990	)					189				(3,986	)
	Regional operating special items, net (2)			2				(67	)					2				(449	)
	Operating income (loss) excluding net special items		$	969			$	(462	)		nm		$	416			$	(4,714	)		nm
	Calculation of Operating Margin
	Operating income (loss) as reported		$	930			$	595					$	225			$	(279	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,462			$	8,969					$	35,783			$	20,455
	Operating margin			6.9	%			6.6	%					6.0	%			(1.4	%)
	Calculation of Operating Margin Excluding Net Special Items
	Operating income (loss) excluding net special items		$	969			$	(462	)				$	416			$	(4,714	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,462			$	8,969					$	35,783			$	20,455
	Operating margin excluding net special items			7.2	%			(5.2	%)					1.2	%			(23.0	%)
	Reconciliation of Pre-Tax Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items
	Pre-tax income (loss) as reported		$	658			$	206					$	(824	)		$	(1,357	)
	Pre-tax net special items:
	Mainline operating special items, net (1)			37				(990	)					189				(3,986	)
	Regional operating special items, net (2)			2				(67	)					2				(449	)
	Nonoperating special items, net (3)			(57	)			18						34				31
	Total pre-tax net special items			(18	)			(1,039	)					225				(4,404	)
	Pre-tax income (loss) excluding net special items		$	640			$	(833	)		nm		$	(599	)		$	(5,761	)		(89.6%)
	Calculation of Pre-Tax Margin
	Pre-tax income (loss) as reported		$	658			$	206					$	(824	)		$	(1,357	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,462			$	8,969					$	35,783			$	20,455
	Pre-tax margin			4.9	%			2.3	%					(2.3	%)			(6.6	%)
	Calculation of Pre-Tax Margin Excluding Net Special Items
	Pre-tax income (loss) excluding net special items		$	640			$	(833	)				$	(599	)		$	(5,761	)
	Total operating revenues as reported		$	13,462			$	8,969					$	35,783			$	20,455
	Pre-tax margin excluding net special items			4.8	%			(9.3	%)					(1.7	%)			(28.2	%)
	Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Excluding Net Special Items		3 Months Ended September 30,								Percent Increase		9 Months Ended September 30,								Percent Increase
				2022				2021			(Decrease)			2022				2021			(Decrease)
			(in millions, except share and per share amounts)										(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
	Net income (loss) as reported		$	483			$	169					$	(676	)		$	(1,061	)
	Net special items:
	Total pre-tax net special items (1), (2), (3)			(18	)			(1,039	)					225				(4,404	)
	Income tax special items, net			-				-						(9	)			-
	Net tax effect of net special items			13				229						(39	)			991
	Net income (loss) excluding net special items		$	478			$	(641	)		nm		$	(499	)		$	(4,474	)		(88.9%)
	Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Excluding Net Special Items
	Net income (loss) excluding net special items		$	478			$	(641	)				$	(499	)		$	(4,474	)
	Shares used for computation (in thousands):
	Basic			650,586				648,564						650,145				642,432
	Diluted			715,985				648,564						650,145				642,432
	Earnings (loss) per share excluding net special items:
	Basic		$	0.73			$	(0.99	)				$	(0.77	)		$	(6.96	)
	Diluted		$	0.69			$	(0.99	)				$	(0.77	)		$	(6.96	)
	Reconciliation of Total Operating Costs per ASM Excluding Net Special Items and Fuel
	Total operating expenses as reported		$	12,532			$	8,374					$	35,558			$	20,734
	Operating net special items:
	Mainline operating special items, net (1)			(37	)			990						(189	)			3,986
	Regional operating special items, net (2)			(2	)			67						(2	)			449
	Total operating expenses excluding net special items			12,493				9,431						35,367				25,169
	Aircraft fuel and related taxes			(3,847	)			(1,952	)					(10,369	)			(4,596	)
	Total operating expenses excluding net special items and fuel		$	8,646			$	7,479					$	24,998			$	20,573
			(in cents)										(in cents)
	Total operating expenses per ASM as reported			18.28				13.70						18.30				13.51
	Operating net special items per ASM:
	Mainline operating special items, net (1)			(0.05	)			1.62						(0.10	)			2.60
	Regional operating special items, net (2)			-				0.11						-				0.29
	Total operating expenses per ASM excluding net special items			18.22				15.43						18.21				16.40
	Aircraft fuel and related taxes per ASM			(5.61	)			(3.19	)					(5.34	)			(3.00	)
	Total operating expenses per ASM excluding net special items and fuel			12.61				12.24						12.87				13.41
	Note: Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.
	FOOTNOTES:
(1)	The 2022 nine month period mainline operating special items, net principally included a non-cash impairment charge to write down the carrying value of the Company's retired Airbus A330 fleet to the estimated fair value due to the market conditions for certain used aircraft. The Company retired its Airbus A330 fleet in 2020 as a result of the decline in demand for air travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 third quarter mainline operating special items, net principally included $992 million of Payroll Support Program (PSP) financial assistance. The 2021 nine month period mainline operating special items, net principally included $4.2 billion of PSP financial assistance, offset in part by $168 million of salary and medical costs associated with certain team members who opted into voluntary early retirement programs offered as a result of reductions to the Company's operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2)	The 2021 third quarter regional operating special items, net principally included $128 million of PSP financial assistance. The 2021 nine month period regional operating special items, net principally included $539 million of PSP financial assistance, offset in part by a $27 million non-cash impairment charge to write down regional aircraft resulting from the retirement of the remaining Embraer 140 fleet earlier than planned.
(3)	Principally included mark-to-market net unrealized gains and losses associated with certain equity and other investments as well as non-cash charges associated with debt refinancings and extinguishments.

American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)(Unaudited)
		9 Months Ended September 30,
			2022				2021
	Net cash provided by operating activities	$	2,331			$	1,904
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures, net of aircraft purchase deposit returns		(1,860	)			(25	)
	Airport construction projects, net of reimbursements		(274	)			(110	)
	Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions		46				168
	Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		37				181
	Sales of short-term investments		13,412				7,540
	Purchases of short-term investments		(12,113	)			(15,159	)
	Decrease (increase) in restricted short-term investments		41				(330	)
	Purchase of equity investments		(205	)			-
	Other investing activities		-				14
	Net cash used in investing activities		(916	)			(7,721	)
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Payments on long-term debt and finance leases		(2,038	)			(6,639	)
	Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt		699				12,096
	Shares withheld for taxes pursuant to employee stock plans		(16	)			(13	)
	Deferred financing costs		(2	)			(176	)
	Proceeds from issuance of equity		-				460
	Other financing activities		10				121
	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(1,347	)			5,849
	Net increase in cash and restricted cash		68				32
	Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period		408				399
(1)	Cash and restricted cash at end of period	$	476			$	431
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(1)	The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash to amounts reported within the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
	Cash	$	332			$	293
	Restricted cash included in restricted cash and short-term investments		144				138
	Total cash and restricted cash	$	476			$	431

American Airlines Group Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, except shares)
	September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
	(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash	$	332			$	273
Short-term investments		10,900				12,158
Restricted cash and short-term investments		953				990
Accounts receivable, net		1,991				1,505
Aircraft fuel, spare parts and supplies, net		2,215				1,795
Prepaid expenses and other		986				615
Total current assets		17,377				17,336
Operating property and equipment
Flight equipment		39,154				37,856
Ground property and equipment		9,696				9,335
Equipment purchase deposits		643				517
Total property and equipment, at cost		49,493				47,708
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(19,506	)			(18,171	)
Total property and equipment, net		29,987				29,537
Operating lease right-of-use assets		7,549				7,850
Other assets
Goodwill		4,091				4,091
Intangibles, net		2,069				1,988
Deferred tax asset		3,679				3,556
Other assets		1,900				2,109
Total other assets		11,739				11,744
Total assets	$	66,652			$	66,467
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Current liabilities
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance leases	$	2,749			$	2,489
Accounts payable		2,117				1,772
Accrued salaries and wages		1,662				1,489
Air traffic liability		8,161				6,087
Loyalty program liability		3,006				2,896
Operating lease liabilities		1,467				1,507
Other accrued liabilities		2,808				2,766
Total current liabilities		21,970				19,006
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt and finance leases, net of current maturities		34,185				35,571
Pension and postretirement benefits		4,601				5,053
Loyalty program liability		6,141				6,239
Operating lease liabilities		6,281				6,610
Other liabilities		1,367				1,328
Total noncurrent liabilities		52,575				54,801
Stockholders' equity (deficit)
Common stock, 649,863,026 shares outstanding at September 30, 2022		6				6
Additional paid-in capital		7,277				7,234
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,862	)			(5,942	)
Retained deficit		(9,314	)			(8,638	)
Total stockholders' deficit		(7,893	)			(7,340	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	66,652			$	66,467

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